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1. AN ARTICLE HANDLING SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A PAIR OF ARTICLES TO A PAIR OF ADJACENT WORK STATIONS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR PERFORMING A SIMILAR OPERATION ON EACH ARTICLE, COMPRISING CONVEYOR MEANS EXTENDING PAST BOTH WORK STATIONS, ARTICLE HOLD-BACK MEANS DISPOSED ON THE CONVEYOR, MEANS RELEASING A PAIR OF ARTICLES FROM THE HOLDBACK MEANS, MEANS PERMITTING THE FIRST ARTICLE OF SAID PAIR TO PASS THE FIRST WORK STATION, MEANS STOPPING SAID FIRST ARTICLE AT THE SECOND WORK STATION, MEANS STOPPING SAID SECOND ARTICLE AT THE FIRST WORK STATION, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ARRIVAL OF BOTH ARTICLES AT THEIR RESPECTIVE WORK STATIONS FOR STARTING SAID OPERATION ON SAID ARTICLES, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE COMPLETION OF SAID OPERATION FOR CAUSING SAID ARTICLES TO BE REMOVED FROM THE WORK STATIONS BY THE CONVEYOR, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE REMOVAL OF SAID 